The Prisoner: Punished; Test Subject

The Prisoner #12

by Eli Harder

A Hard BDSM Series

Prisoner Neal Landon gets an inexperienced temporary handler, and a corporate tester in a white lab coat shows up to test the company's excruciatingly painful new handcuffs on him. Neal agreed to severe corporal punishment in lieu of a life sentence, but he's infuriated by his suffering being used for profit.... and his anger soon puts him at odds with his temporary handler, who punishes him severely with whips, plugs, and painful chastity cages.

Confined in a tiny cage under the bench of his cell for punishment all night, Neal has more than just being used as a lab rat to worry about. He's concerned about his handler, Martin, who had to shoot a man to defend them both. Will Martin be cleared of blame for the shooting? And how long will it take?

Genres: BDSM, M M Romance, Short Stories

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2017

Reviews

[Reflection · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Martin prowled forward with a lanky stride, his rapt gaze on Neal and Neal alone. He commanded the room and Neal,...'

Like Neal, I spent the majority of this story awaiting the arrival of Martin.

I have been avidly reading this series compelled by the twists and turns as prisoner Neal Landon undergoes the Life Sentence Diversion and Rehabilitation Program that predicates severe corporal punishment in lieu of a life sentence, under the careful administration by handler Martin.

Having followed their interaction over the previous ten books (the first book outlining Neal's decision to enter the program) this story takes a detour as Neal is assigned into the temporary care of a recently qualified officer whilst off page Martin deals with the bureaucracy and investigation into events from the previous book.

Unfortunately Neal's latest detention arrangement coincides with the aptly named Fester arriving to test out restraints.

Neal's experience within the prison system leads him to question the ethical use of the equipment in general and the imposition of the role of test subject without his consent in particular. His subsequent reaction places him at odds with his new handler Mark who informs Neal, "I may be new, but I don’t look kindly on disobedience or disrespect."

I like the ethical quandaries that Eli Harder raises within the series, each book pulls me in. I love Neal and his burgeoning relationship with Martin, and therefore this book is not my favourite in the series, I think that's probably The Prisoner; Punished: On Vacation: A Hard M/M BDSM Series, but the wait for Martin to return and the comparison of styles, approach and levels of experience makes this a really interesting read (not to mention the devilish punishment that Mark comes up with in Martin's absence).

** My thanks to the author who provided a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. ** 4.5 Stars of sheer reading pleasure.

[Patricia A. Heidgerken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again Eli Harder delivered a great read

I loved the story is the reason I gave it 5 stars.

Mark needs to get his act together. He let his anger get in the way with Neal. I maybe wrong but Mark let his humiliation make him into a mini Logan. Not good. I am hoping with Martin's mentoring that Mark can become a better handler.

Someone needs to ask the tester guy (I refuse to use his name) if he has had the cuffs tried out on him. Then Martin needs to report about what happened to Neal when the cuffs are tested.

Now did Neal get any brownie points about what happened on the island? Will he still have to go through the torture punishments for his earlier attempt to escape? Enquiring minds want to know.

I did not get this book as an ARC and I gave my honest opinion.

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I binge read and skimmed through 12 installments of this series on KU. It was not BDSM and not torture porn. It was more torture horror. The prisoner rehabilitation program was total fantasy. The torture soon became cartoonish, meaningless, and boring. Martin and Neal were developing a weird relationship that didn't interest me. So this was the final book for me.

[Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good episode

I have read all the segments of this story so far but what stood out for me with this episode and the previous one,is that Martin and Neal are becoming personalities in their own right, bit just the subject of the quite harsh punishment lifestyle being depicted.
I am certainly looking forward to the test of the series

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh my baby Neal I was right there with you, this was FUCKED UP

[Laura Williamson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good

This is a really good series. If you enjoy hard bdsm but with a sadist who cares and isn't insane, well this series is for you.

[W · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you’re going with fake psychology anyway, he for sure should have been awarded something and not been a test subject

[The Reluctant Retiree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous!

Great series so far. I'd like to see it continued for quite a while yet, maybe through another parade? I can also see an interesting second series with Mark. Especially since he mentioned that he became interested in the program after it helped a friend of his.